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US 8,490,985 B2Granted
Kick scooter
OwnerSergio Landauinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments herein provide a kick scooter comprising of 4 main assemblies: a center deck, a front wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, and a handle assembly, where these 4 assemblies have means to be easily and quickly separated from, and attached to, each other. The scooter allows the user to collapse the whole scooter into a compact volume so that it can be carried in a small backpack and be able to be reassembled for use in a few seconds and without any tools.
Claims19
A kick scooter, comprising:
- a first wheel assembly having a first body and a first wheel;
- a second wheel assembly having a second body and a second wheel;
- a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user, the deck having first and second end portions;
- a handle assembly coupled to the first wheel assembly and configured to be grasped by the user while operating the kick scooter;
- a first receiving hole on either the first body of the first wheel assembly or the first end portion of the deck;
- a second receiving hole on either the second body of the second wheel assembly or the second end portion of the deck;
- a first locking member extending from either the first end portion of the deck or the first body of the first wheel assembly and configured to engage with the first receiving hole to releasably secure the first wheel assembly to the deck so that the first wheel assembly may be uncoupled from the deck by disengaging the first locking member from the first receiving hole;
- a second locking member extending from either the second end portion of the deck or the second body of the second wheel assembly and configured to engage with the second receiving hole to releasably secure the second wheel assembly to the deck so that the second wheel assembly may be uncoupled from the deck by disengaging the second locking member from the second receiving hole;
- wherein the first body of the first wheel assembly includes a first recess, and the second body of the second wheel assembly includes a second recess;
- a first guide bushing coupled to the first end portion of the deck adjacent the first locking member and configured to interact with the first recess of the first wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the first wheel assembly with the deck;
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- a second guide bushing coupled to the second end portion of the deck adjacent the second locking member and configured to interact with the second recess of the second wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the second wheel assembly with the deck.
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A kick scooter, comprising:
- a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user, and the deck including first and second end portions;
- a front wheel assembly coupled to the first end portion of the deck and including a first body and a handle base;
- a rear wheel assembly coupled to the second end portion of the deck and including a second body;
- wherein the first body of the front wheel assembly includes a first recess, and the second body of the rear wheel assembly includes a second recess;
- a first guide bushing coupled to the first end portion of the deck adjacent the first locking member and configured to interact with the first recess of the front wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the front wheel assembly with the deck;
- a second guide bushing coupled to the second end portion of the deck adjacent the second locking member and configured to interact with the second recess of the rear wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the rear wheel assembly with the deck;
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- a handle assembly releasably coupled to the handle base of the front wheel assembly, the handle assembly including a post extending upward from the handle base and first and second grip portions coupled to a top end portion of the post and configured to be grasped by the user while operating the scooter, the post including three or more telescoping segments, including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, the post being adjustable between a compressed position, in which the first segment is substantially disposed within the second segment and the second segment is substantially disposed within the third segment, and an extended position in which the first segment substantially extends from the second segment and the second segment substantially extends from the third segment.
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A kick scooter, comprising:
- a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user and having first and second end portions;
- a front wheel assembly coupled to the first end portion of the deck and having a first body and a front wheel;
- a rear wheel assembly coupled to the second end portion of the deck and having a second body and a rear wheel;
- wherein the first body of the front wheel assembly includes a first recess, and the second body of the rear wheel assembly includes a second recess;
- a first guide bushing coupled to the first end portion of the deck adjacent the first locking member and configured to interact with the first recess of the front wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the front wheel assembly with the deck;
- a second guide bushing coupled to the second end portion of the deck adjacent the second locking member and configured to interact with the second recess of the rear wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the rear wheel assembly with the deck;
- a handle assembly coupled to the front wheel assembly, the handle assembly having a post extending from the front wheel assembly, a handle head at a top end of the post, and first and second grip portions coupled to the handle head, the first and second grip portions each having a hole and configured to rotate between an operating position, in which the first and second grip portions are oriented substantially horizontally when the kick scooter is upright, and a storage position, in which the first and second grip portions are oriented substantially vertically when the kick scooter is upright, and the handle head including:
- a compression spring having first and second ends;
- a first pin coupled to the first end of the spring and having a first notch with a first slanted surface, the first pin configured to extend through the hole in the first grip portion to releasably secure the first grip portion in the operating position, a second pin coupled to the second end of the spring and having a second notch with a second slanted surface, the second pin configured to extend through a hole in the second grip portion to releasably secure the second grip portion in the operating position;
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- a release member having third and fourth slanted surfaces that, when the release member is depressed, push on the first and second slanted surfaces of the first pin and second pin, respectively, to retract the first pin and the second pin from the respective holes in the first grip portion and second grip portion, thereby allowing the first and second grip portions to rotate to the storage position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.